In Solidarity

Out There Podcast stands with the Black community and with all those who are confronting systemic racism.

Change starts with every single one of us.

We have plenty to learn and much work to do, and we are taking on that task of learning and doing.

We are committed to doing the work and showing up for racial justice and diversity — both indoors and out — now and in the long term.

As a podcast committed to making the concept of ‘the outdoors’ accessible to all, we will be better advocates for BIPOC to be able to access the outdoors without fear of violence, harassment and discrimination.

We commit to:

• Listening to BIPOC, both inside and outside of the Out There community

• Getting informed by educating ourselves

• Making space for and amplifying diverse perspectives, stories and experiences in the stories we tell and the people who tell them

• Diversifying our team

Ready to join in listening, learning and taking action?

Here are some Instagram accounts and hashtags we’re following, because we want to see a feed full of diverse people connecting with the outdoors. You could follow them, too:

• @outdoorafro

• @melaninbasecamp

• @the_gentleman_lumberjack

• @she_colorsnature

• @browngirl_outdoorworld

• @wecoloroutside

• #diversifyoutdoors

Here are some books we’re diving into. You could add them to your reading list, too:

• Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad

• Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

• How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

• White Fragility: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism by Robin DiAngelo

Here’s what’s in our earbuds at the moment. We invite you to listen along:

• 1916 — an audio series from the NY Times about how slavery has transformed America

• Let’s Talk About Whiteness — Krista Tippett, host of On Being, interviews Eula Biss, author of “White Debt”

• Seeing White — a documentary series from Scene on Radio exploring the history and meaning of whiteness

And finally, here’s a wonderfully thorough Ally Resource Guide including a lot of suggestions on where to donate money right now. And here’s a Guide to Outdoor Allyship from Melanin Base Camp.

Photo by National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian